Spring supported figure



March 15, 1949.

G. ANDERSON SPRING SUPPORTED FIGURE Filed April 14, 1947 Patented Mar.15, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SPRING SUPPORTED FIGURE GustafAnderson, Worcester, Mass.

Application April 14, 1947, Serial No. 741,143

2 Claims. 1

This invention relates to spring supported toy figures of novelconstruction and the principal object of the invention is to providesuch a figure particularly adapted for use as an ornament and also as atoy and including a figure mounted at the end of a long loosely coiledspring having a support at the other end thereof for hanging the springand figure from any desired location or for carrying the same by hand,the figure being disposed within the coils of the spring so that itappears to be and actually is in a cage formed by the spring, saidspring being very loosely constructed and easily elongated so that by aslight vibration or touch on the spring, the figure is given a certainvibratory motion which catches the eye and provides a pleasing eifect.

Further objects of the invention include the provision of a figuremounted on the upturned end of a long loose coil spring, the figurebeing within the spring as a cage and said spring at its opposite endbeing provided with a hook for hanging the same where desired.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is aview in elevation showing the device with the spring extended;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the spring contracted; and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view.

In order to carry out the invention there is provided a long coil ofspring wire generally indicated at II), the coil being in the generalform of a cone or in beehive shape. The lowermost coil of the spring isturned up as shown at l2, this being one end of the spring Ill, and afigure as, for instance, of a bird I4 is mounted directly on theupturned end l2 so that the figure is disposed within the coil spring asclearly shown.

It will be seen that the coil spring I!) forms a cage for the figure l4and since the coils of the spring are comparatively loose even the lightweight of the figure will extend the coil somewhat as, for instance, asshown in Fig. 2, when the other end of the spring 16 is supported as,for instance, on a shade pull, bridge lamp, or stand which may be madeespecially therefor.

Any slight vibration or movement imparted to the end 16 of the spring,or at any point thereon, will cause the spring to expand as shown inFig. 1, so that the figure I4 is given a rapid vertical vibratorymotion. At the same time, the figure M will oscillate slightly due tothe. expansion of the coils and will, therefore, be given a relativelylife-like motion. The same effect is produced by a breeze. In any case,the figure I4 is located within a cage, and the cage itself forms theobject by which the motion is imparted to the figure.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed otherwise than as setforth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. In' a device of the class described, a relatively long exposed coilspring, a support at one end thereof from which the spring depends, andan upturned end at the other end of the spring, said upturned end beinglocated within certain of the coils, and a figure mounted on saidupturned end to be located within the coil spring as a cage.

'2. In a device of the class described, a lon loosely coiled spring, a,support at one end thereof so that the spring depends therefrom in thenature of a cage, the other end of the spring being turned up centrallyof the cage and there within, and a figure secured on said upturned end,said spring being easily expanded and contracted to vibrate the figure.

GUSTAF ANDERSON.

No references cited.

